THE tiny Province of Renbel is in the news of late. Its rich bauxite deposit in West Rennell is at the centre of attention as potential developers/investors flexed their financial muscles to see who gets the prize. In the end, the public was told that an Indonesian company was granted a Mining Licence to develop…
THIS is like a scene carved out from a Hollywood thriller blockbuster movie, an Asian colluding with a bank to circumvent a court order. But this is certainly not a Hollywood movie nor a blockbuster hit either, it is a story that is happening in real life and in attempts to construe the facts i…
This is the eleventh of the ‘One another’ sayings in the New Testament which we have discussed over the last ten weeks. This week we look at James injunction,“Confess your sins to one another” (James 5:16). When we develop our spiritual discipline of confession we find freedom. Confession can be one of the most difficult…
Takataka faces the menacing pillage of loggers ON the South East Coast of Malaita, lies a pristine piece of natural beauty, which is Takataka Bay. Situated in the heart of East Areare, Takataka Bay is one of the remaining coastal regions of Malaita which has escaped pillaging by loggers. For centuries, the surrounding forests have…
This is like a scene carved out from a Hollywood thriller blockbuster movie, an Asian colluding with a bank to circuvent a court order. But this is certainly not a Hollywood movie nor a blockbuster hit either, it is a story that is happening in real life and in attempts to construe the facts i…
IN one of the series on SIBC in the programme “Election for what” on Sunday 14th September, 2014, a question was asked on the National Emblem as to the meaning of the shark and the crocodile that formed the coat of Arm. Unfortunately, the learned panellists could not answer that simple but important question. Let’s…
THE recently released Australian foreign aid policy claims to be heralding a new paradigm of aid delivery. This new paradigm will see the ‘Aid-for-Trade’ component increase from 12.5% to at least 20% of the aid budget by 2020 in an effort to encourage Pacific Island Countries to take advantage of the opportunities integration into the…
ON Monday 15th September 2014, Peter Forau expressed his opinion that Dr Jimmy Rodgers is PM material and that Marovo Constituency should elect Dr Rodgers in the upcoming General Election. Upon being elected Dr Rodgers should put his hand up for the PM’s post. Mr Forau wrote from Port Vila, the capital of the Republic…
I refer to the above which was a subject of discussion on some earlier issues of your paper. Mr Levo has passed on and I have written to Theo the same, so I will not want to speak about Levo in the media, any more than this. My response is to the extent of clarifying…
I’ve heard so much about the ‘term dirty politics’ and I was wondering as to whether there is a counter argument against that. Sometimes given that we know it, but unable to counter it with another view or opinion, there is a tendency to remain one sided instead of giving a counter view on the…